Mango plant named ‘TFE 02’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of Mango plant named ‘TFE 02’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading tree form; vigorous growth habit; freely fruiting habit; time of fruit maturity, mid to late season; and red-colored fruit.

Botanical designation: Mangifera indica.

Cultivar denomination: ‘TFE 02’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Mangoplant, botanically known as Mangifera indica and hereinafter referred toby the name ‘TFE 02’.

The new Mango is a product of a planned breeding program conducted bythe Inventor in Malelane, Mpumalanga, Republic of South Africa. Theobjective of the breeding program was to develop new Mango cultivarswith precocious reliable fruiting and medium-sized attractively-coloredfruit.

The new Mango originated from an open-pollination in Malelane,Mpumalanga, Republic of South Africa of the Mangifera indica cultivarHaden, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with an unidentifiedselection of Mangifera indica. The new Mango was discovered and selectedby the Inventor as a single plant within the progeny of theopen-pollination in a controlled environment in Malelane, Mpumalanga,Republic of South Africa.

Asexual reproduction of the new Mango by grafting in a controlledenvironment in Hoedspruit, Republic of South Africa has shown that theunique features of this new Mango are stable and reproduced true to typein successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The cultivar TFE 02 has not been observed under all possibleenvironmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat withvariations in environment such as temperature, daylength and lightintensity, without, however, any variance in genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe the unique characteristics of ‘TFE 02’. These characteristics incombination distinguish ‘TFE 02’ as anew and distinct cultivar of Mango:

-   -   1. Upright and outwardly spreading tree form.    -   2. Vigorous growth habit.    -   3. Freely fruiting habit.    -   4. Time of fruit maturity, mid to late season.    -   5. Red-colored fruit.

Plants of the new Mango can be compared to plants of the female parent,the cultivar Haden. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Hoedspruit,Republic of South Africa, plants of the new Mango differed from plantsof the cultivar Haden in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Mango were more vigorous than plants of the        cultivar Haden.    -   2. Plants of the new Mango had longer leaves than plants of the        cultivar Haden.    -   3. Plants of the new Mango had shorter inflorescences than        plants of the cultivar Haden.    -   4. Time of fruit maturity of plants of the new Mango was later        than time of fruit maturity of plants of the cultivar Haden.    -   5. Plants of the new Mango and the cultivar Haden differed in        fruit skin and flesh coloration.

Plants of the new Mango can be compared to plants of the Mango cultivarKeitt, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons conducted inHoedspruit, Republic of South Africa, plants of the new Mango differedprimarily from plants of the cultivar Keitt in the followingcharacteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Mango were more vigorous than plants of the        cultivar Keitt.    -   2. Plants of the new Mango had narrower leaves than plants of        the cultivar Keitt.    -   3. Plants of the new Mango had shorter inflorescences than        plants of the cultivar Keitt.    -   4. Time of fruit maturity of plants of the new Mango was earlier        than time of fruit maturity of plants of the cultivar Keitt.    -   5. Plants of the new Mango and the cultivar Keitt differed in        fruit skin and flesh coloration.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearanceof the new Mango, showing the colors as true as it is reasonablypossible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in thephotographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in thedetailed botanical description which accurately describe the actualcolors of the new Mango.

The photograph at the top of the sheet comprises a side perspective viewof a typical tree of ‘TFE 02’ with developing fruit.

The photograph at the bottom of the first sheet is a close-up view of atypical fruit of ‘TFE 02’.

The photograph at the top of the second sheet is a close-up view oftypical leaves of ‘TFE 02’.

The photograph at the bottom of the second sheet is a close-up view of atypical inflorescence of ‘TFE 02’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photographs, following observations and measurementsdescribe two to three-year old plants grown in Hoedspruit, Republic ofSouth Africa in an outdoor nursery and under conditions typical ofcommercial Mango production. In the following description, colorreferences are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart,2001 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionarysignificance are used.

-   Botanical classification:    -   -   Mangifera indica cultivar TFE 02-   Parentage:    -   -   Female, or seed, parent.—Mangifera indica cultivar Haden,            not patented.        -   Male, or pollen, parent.—Unidentified selection of Mangifera            indica, not patented.-   Plant description:    -   -   Plant form.—Upright and outwardly spreading tree.        -   Growth habit.—Rapid; vigorous.        -   Plant height.—About 1.8 meters to 2.7 meters.        -   Plant spread.—About 1.2 meters to 2.2 meters.        -   Trunk diameter, about 30 cm above the soil surface.—About 7            cm to 11 cm.-   Foliage description:    -   -   Arrangement.—Alternate; simple.        -   Length.—About 21.4 cm.        -   Width.—About 5.25 cm.        -   Shape.—Narrowly oblong.        -   Apex.—Attenuate.        -   Base.—Acute.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Aspect.—Twisting; concave.        -   Texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Smooth, glabrous.        -   Fragrance.—Crushed developing leaves will emit a terpinolene            aroma.        -   Petiole length.—About 6 cm.        -   Color.—Developing foliage, upper and lower surfaces: 143A;            towards the base, overlain with weak anthocyanin, N199B.            Fully expanded foliage, upper and lower surfaces: 139A;            venation, 144A. Petiole, upper and lower surfaces: 144A.-   Inflorescence description:    -   -   Appearance.—Single rounded flowers arranged in terminal            panicles; no flower bracts observed.        -   Time of flowering.—Plants typically flower from June to            August in the Republic of South Africa.        -   Inflorescence length.—About 4.6 cm.        -   Inflorescence diameter.—About 17.5 cm.        -   Quantity of flowers per inflorescence.—About 2,125.-   Flower description:    -   -   Height.—About 3.6 mm.        -   Diameter.—About 7.4 mm.        -   Petals.—Quantity per flower: About five in a single whorl.            Length: About 3.6 mm. Diameter: About 1.7 mm. Shape: Oblong            to lanceolate. Apex: Broadly acute. Base: Rounded. Margin:            Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous.            Color, immature and mature, upper and lower surfaces: 3D            streaked with 175C.        -   Sepals.—Quantity per flower: About five in a single whorl.            Length: About 2.9 mm. Diameter: About 1.3 mm. Shape:            Lanceolate. Apex: Narrowly acute. Base: Rounded. Margin:            Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous;            pubescence at the margins. Color, immature and mature, upper            and lower surfaces: 150C.-   Fruit description:    -   -   Time of fruit maturity.—Mid to late season; usually about            two to three weeks later than plants of the cultivar Kent,            not patented.        -   Length.—About 10.9 cm.        -   Diameter.—About 8.8 cm.        -   Weight.—About 350 grams to 465 grams.        -   Shape.—Elliptic; neck not prominent; depth of stalk cavity,            shallow; groove in left shoulder shallow; sinus proximal of            stylar scar absent; bulge proximal of stylar scar strongly            expressed.        -   Texture, skin.—Smooth, glabrous.        -   Texture, flesh.—Fine, not fibrous.        -   Firmness, flesh.—Firm.        -   Thickness.—Relatively medium to thick.        -   Skin color, mature.—Between 137C and 147B blushed with 181A.        -   Skin color, ripe.—163A blushed with 180A to 180B.        -   Color, flesh.—22A.        -   Turpentine flavor.—Not detected.        -   Brix percentage.—About 15.3; when fully ripened, about 19.5.        -   Acidity.—Relatively low.        -   Seed shape.—Reniform.-   Pathogen/pest resistance: Plants of the new Mango have not been    observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to Mangos.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of mango plant named ‘TFE 02’ asillustrated and described.